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Locality Name:
Crystal Park, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA


mindat Locality ID: 3618
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3618.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Crystal Park, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Cameron Cone
Crystal Park Area
Hunter's Run

Latitude: 38°49'28"N
Longitude: 104°55'21"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.824444444444,-104.9225
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Li Mg Na O S Si Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Ca Ce F Fe H K Li Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BastnäsiteBerylCancrinite-sodaliteClayClinozoisiteCorrensiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluocerite
FluoriteMicaNoneOlivinePhenakitePyroxeneQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteTopaz
TourmalineZircon

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Beryl  (*)Corrensite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fayalite  (*)Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Genthelvite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Laihunite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Phenakite  (*)
Polylithionite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sanidine  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderophyllite  (*)
Spodumene  (*)Topaz  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11880888803
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F0304
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182188088,1880914286
Corrensite  (*)Corrensite Clay(Ca,Na,K)1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)9(Si,Al)8O20(OH)10·nH2O2188088,18808949
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)1188090371
Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)FluoceriteCeF3045
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF24188088,188089,188090,1880919617
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S118809060
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3118808814640
Laihunite  (*)None(Fe3+,Fe2+,   )2(SiO4)118809015
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3188088,188089,1880904924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22188089,18809117380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O2188088,188089471
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)1188088326
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F2089
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24188088,188089,188090,18809161156
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1188088598
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2092
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O61188088688
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F22188088,1880891476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11880905251


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